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Toronto: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Richard C. Crepeau
Toronto: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Sunday morning Radio Canada was playing "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" while the Blue Jay announcers could be heard calling the last play of the World Series. It has been an historic World Series: The first outside the United States and the first won by a team based in Canada. And Pat "North of the" Borders was named MVP. Catchers in fact figured heavily in the course of this series.
Canadian Baseball: A Bit Of History, Richard C. Crepeau
Canadian Baseball: A Bit Of History, Richard C. Crepeau
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Last Saturday in Atlanta when the Canadian national anthem was sung before the start of the World Series, history was made. Never before had a team from outside the United States participated in the World Series. Tuesday for the first time a World Series game was played outside the United States.
Baseball Playoffs: Atlanta And Toronto Move On, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Playoffs: Atlanta And Toronto Move On, Richard C. Crepeau
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Most of Wednesday it looked as though it would be the year of the bridesmaids in the World Series. But not quite. Francisco Cabrerra and Jose Lind saw to that. Lind's error extended the ninth inning, and Cabrerra's single ended it. Facing certain defeat the Atlanta Braves scored three runs to win 3-2 and the Pirates remain bridesmaids for the third consecutive year. Earlier in the day Toronto got a major monkey off its back by eliminating the Oakland A's.
Nfl After Four Weeks - Nfl In Court - Fay Vincent Resigns As Comish- And More, Richard C. Crepeau
Nfl After Four Weeks - Nfl In Court - Fay Vincent Resigns As Comish- And More, Richard C. Crepeau
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Four weeks into the new National Football League season and already there are a number of surprises. First and foremost among them is the performance of the 3-1 Tampa Bay Bucs, who last Sunday won their first road game after 15 straight losses. The much maligned Sam Wyche seems to have his team going fairly well so far, especially the previously disappointing Vinny Testaverde, who seemed to be suffering from secondary illiteracy until the last few weeks. Before you go out and buy playoff tickets, or even a pair of orange pants, you might note that the Bucs victims are …
Motivating Athletes: Tampons At Catholic University And Bull Castration At Mississippi St., Richard C. Crepeau
Motivating Athletes: Tampons At Catholic University And Bull Castration At Mississippi St., Richard C. Crepeau
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Probably the most famous halftime speech ever given was the Knute Rockne, "Win One for the Gipper" classic, which many of us have seen delivered by Pat O'Brien in "The Knute Rockne Story." It is remembered as well because the Gipper was played by the somnambulant President of the United States who incessantly evoked its memory for whatever feeble cause he was pushing. As motivational speeches go this one has no peer.
Nfl: Some Labor History, Richard C. Crepeau
Nfl: Some Labor History, Richard C. Crepeau
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Over the past three months an antitrust suit was before a jury of eight women in a Minneapolis Federal Court. Eight players brought suit against the National Football League claiming that the Plan B free agency system was illegal.The verdict rendered last week ruled Plan B too restrictive and awarded four of the players considerable damages, while leaving the NFL to pay the legal fees for both sides. These fees are in excess of $10M. Other matters of free agency arising from the decision are yet to be ruled upon by the judge.
Baseball Stadiums: Tiger Stadium, Atlanta, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Stadiums: Tiger Stadium, Atlanta, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
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Philip Lowry chose the title Green Cathedrals for his book on the baseball parks of America because of the religious devotion that baseball fans seem to bring to the sport, and the majesty of many of these parks, especially the older ones. Over the past summer my wife and I had the good fortune to visit three parks, representing three distinctly different eras in baseball history.
Baseball Commissioner, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Commissioner, Richard C. Crepeau
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As I record this piece the baseball owners are meeting in Chicago to decide the future of Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. He has been under fire for several months now. The immediate issues are Mr. Vincent's use of his powers to force a realignment, an attempt he abandoned earlier this week, and his renewed challenge to the power of the superstations like WGN and TBS. Some owners see the Commissioner as too friendly to the players and would like to remove him so that they could fly headlong into a struggle to the death with the MLBPA. They would reopen …
The Olympics And Performance Enhancement, Richard C. Crepeau
The Olympics And Performance Enhancement, Richard C. Crepeau
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As has been the custom over the last several decades the Olympic games, and the trials, were plagued by drug scandals and disqualifications. Throw in a few accusations of illegal substance use and you have the international athletics scene in a nutshell. Three British athletes were sent home for drug violations which occurred before the games, a Chinese woman volleyball player and a Russian woman marathon runner were disqualified for use of stimulants, two Americans, a male hammer thrower and a female shot putter were disqualified for use of anabolic steroids, and countless others were disqualified before the games began. …
Baseball Stadiums:Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball Stadiums:Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium, Skydome, Richard C. Crepeau
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It is clear why Philip Lowry chose the title Green Cathedrals for his book on the ball parks of America. Over the past two years I have had the good fortune to visit five of them representing three distinctly different eras in baseball history.
Pat Williams Magician- St. Petersburg Giants - Nbc's Final Olympic Overkill, Richard C. Crepeau
Pat Williams Magician- St. Petersburg Giants - Nbc's Final Olympic Overkill, Richard C. Crepeau
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There is Magic. There is the Orlando Magic. And now there is the Magician. Pat Williams has clearly earned that title for his latest prestidigitation. I don't know anyone who thought that Williams could pull off the signing of Shaquille O'Neal prior to the deadline to match the offer sheet that Dallas had tendered to Stanley Roberts. Certainly the fact that Rich DeVoss was willing to shell out $40M to get the deal done, and then turn around and cough up another $15M of pocket change for Stanley, made Pat's job a little easier. But nonetheless, Pat Williams has achieved …
Hall Of Fame Inductions: Cooperstown And Akron, Richard C. Crepeau
Hall Of Fame Inductions: Cooperstown And Akron, Richard C. Crepeau
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Three weeks ago in the middle of the Olympics two sports conducted their Hall of Fame ceremonies. On Saturday August 1, the NFL held its ceremonies at Canton, Ohio, and on Sunday August 2, Major League Baseball held its ceremonies at Cooperstown.
Olympic Sponsorship:Theme And Variation, Richard C. Crepeau
Olympic Sponsorship:Theme And Variation, Richard C. Crepeau
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It is enlightening to page through the "Olympic Preview" issue of Sports Illustrated. The photos are beautiful, but the advertising is clearly the central feature. Not unlike the Olympic Games themselves.
Olympics In Barcelona: Up Close And Personal, Richard C. Crepeau
Olympics In Barcelona: Up Close And Personal, Richard C. Crepeau
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The 1992 Summer Olympics from Barcelona is less than a week old and already I am irritated by any number of things, but especially by NBC. Those who chart such things tell us that NBC will provide 161 hours of mostly taped coverage of the XXVth Olympiad. What they don't tell us is that of these 161 hours, approximately 10 minutes of each hour contains actual event coverage. The other 50 minutes of the hour are filled with commercials from every major U.S. corporation featuring Olympic athletes past and present; promotional spots for NBC programming; endless carping about the personal …
Wimbledon - Baseball At Mid-Season, Richard C. Crepeau
Wimbledon - Baseball At Mid-Season, Richard C. Crepeau
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The world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament is heading into its final weekend. Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon go back over a century, and the royal trappings surrounding this tournament are enough to make a tennis millionaire feel right at home. One suspects however that this year Lady Diana will not make her usual appearance in the Royal Box at Centre Court, with most of the love having gone out of her game.
"A League Of Their Own", Richard C. Crepeau
"A League Of Their Own", Richard C. Crepeau
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It may come as a surprise to some that "A League of Their Own," the new motion picture starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna, is based on fact. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League(AAGPBL) was founded in 1943 by Philip Wrigley, with the encouragement of Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck.
Expansion In Professional Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
Expansion In Professional Sports, Richard C. Crepeau
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The big news in Florida sports last week was expansion. The Florida Marlins sent two farm teams onto the field for the first time, and the dreams of future glory were put into motion. Also the Tampa Bay Lightning began stocking its roster, first with the castoffs of other teams, and then in the entry draft. The big news this week in Orlando was the drafting of Shaquille O'Neal, finally.
The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau
The Beauty Of The Athleticism In The Nba And The Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau
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Two or three decades ago there was a joke that circulated about a kindergarten teacher who asked the children if they knew the four seasons of the year. An eager young boy waved his hand, and shouted the answer: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey. That cute little joke has lost all of its meaning in this, the last decade of the 20th century.
Nba And Nhl:Success And Failure, Richard C. Crepeau
Nba And Nhl:Success And Failure, Richard C. Crepeau
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While watching NBA and NHL playoffs over the past few months I have been struck by the remarkable difference between what has happened to these two professional sports leagues in the last ten to fifteen years. Under the leadership of David Stern the NBA has prospered with Bird and Magic, expanding its presence to what is now approaching world-wide dimensions; while the NHL first with Gretzky and now Lemieux languished with John Zeigler at the helm.
Father's Day Tribute To My Father, Richard C. Crepeau
Father's Day Tribute To My Father, Richard C. Crepeau
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This week I want to talk about the man who taught me a love of sport, and especially a love of baseball, and who taught me much about life.
Indy 500 - Lyle Alzado And Ed Gantner- Fsu And Uf Bowl Money, Richard C. Crepeau
Indy 500 - Lyle Alzado And Ed Gantner- Fsu And Uf Bowl Money, Richard C. Crepeau
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Over the past few weeks a number of small items have caught my eye. They are not large enough issues and topics to occupy the entire commentary, so I have been saving them for a chance to dump them all together.
The America's Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
The America's Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
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I have a confession to make. I enjoy the America's Cup. I watch it on television. It is neither exciting nor rollicking fun, but I find it interesting, and at times filled with tension. Apparently unlike most sports fans I am not bored by it.
Title Ix, Richard C. Crepeau
Title Ix, Richard C. Crepeau
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Twenty years ago Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act made sexual discrimination illegal for any high school district or institution of higher education that received federal aid. This meant that it applied to almost every school in the nation. It also meant that in the area of sport, discrimination against women was illegal. This legislation was opposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the NCAA. At the time of Title IX's passage college athletics for women were under the auspices of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the AIAW.
Isaac Murphy: A 19th Century African-American Jockey, Richard C. Crepeau
Isaac Murphy: A 19th Century African-American Jockey, Richard C. Crepeau
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The name Isaac Murphy is not exactly a household word in American Sport, and I suspect even among those who follow horse racing the name is not likely to evoke recognition. But on this day before the Kentucky Derby it might be worth recalling the career of Isaac Murphy.
The Babe: Flim Review, Richard C. Crepeau
The Babe: Flim Review, Richard C. Crepeau
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If you like scatological humor, overdone caricature, stupidity masking as innocence, then you might well enjoy The Babe, the over hyped, over promoted new film from Universal Pictures starring John Goodman as the Bambino. If you go to this film in search of the definitive life of George Herman Ruth, as is promised by Director Arthur Hiller and writer-producer John Fusco, you will be greatly disappointed.
Hockey Strike Ends - Arthur Ashe Hiv - Magic Ticket Price Increase, Richard C. Crepeau
Hockey Strike Ends - Arthur Ashe Hiv - Magic Ticket Price Increase, Richard C. Crepeau
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The last words of last week's commentary were, "This could be a long a one." It wasn't. The Hockey Strike is over, and it was a short one, ten days. Did the Sure-Footed Northern Rink Rat succumb to the call of the Stanley Cup? Or did the owners cave in under the economic pressures of the moment? Who blinked first, the players or the owners?
The National Hockey League Strike, Richard C. Crepeau
The National Hockey League Strike, Richard C. Crepeau
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For just over a week now something has been happening in sports that has never happened before. In the seventy-five year history of the National Hockey League there has never been a strike. Many thought there never would be.
The Final Four: History And Pressure, Richard C. Crepeau
The Final Four: History And Pressure, Richard C. Crepeau
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Are you feeling like you have been run over by a truck on the road to the Final Four? Does the road to the Final Four go through your living room? Are you beginning to think that Billy Packer is robosportscaster? Do you have any idea why Curry Kirkpatrick is on the sidelines, or Mike Francesa is in the studio? Do you care? Well, as Dick Vitale says, "It's time to take a T.O. baby."
The World Cup Is Coming To Orlando, Richard C. Crepeau
The World Cup Is Coming To Orlando, Richard C. Crepeau
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Mark your calendar Orlando, June 17 to July 17, 1994, because those are the dates for the World Cup, and the big big news in Orlando this week was the announcement out of New York that the City Beautiful will play host to at least four first-round games in this premier international sporting event. Congratulations to the city, and thank you to Joanie Schirm and her committee, World Cup Orlando/ Kissimmee/St.Cloud who worked so hard to make this a reality.
The Iditarod: The Last Great Race On Earth -Florida Hs Athletic Assn. Fails, Richard C. Crepeau
The Iditarod: The Last Great Race On Earth -Florida Hs Athletic Assn. Fails, Richard C. Crepeau
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With the sun getting warmer, the days getting longer, and the azaleas in bloom, it is clear that spring has arrived in Florida. And so it is a curiosity in these early days of March to read of the exploits of some of the heartiest athletes in the world.